Sentencing

Politics

Pennsylvania Railroad

In the Keystone State's juvenile justice scandal, money changed everything.

Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

The Simpsons, Skins, and Child Porn

Jacob Sullum | 1.20.2011 5:46 PM

Politics

The Year in Clemency

The major pardon and commutation stories of 2010

Radley Balko | 1.10.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

Scott Andringa for Judge?

The prosecutor who sent Richard Paey to prison wants a promotion.

Radley Balko | 1.3.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

Beyond Bars

A new project has conservatives thinking more seriously about crime.

Radley Balko | 12.20.2010 12:00 PM

Policy

Brian Aitken's Mistake

A New Jersey man gets seven years for being a responsible gun owner.

Radley Balko | 11.15.2010 12:00 PM

Policy

More Democracy, More Incarceration

The devastating mix of politics and crime policy

Radley Balko | 10.25.2010 12:00 PM

Sentencing

Crack Sentencing Reform

The 82 Percent Solution

Jacob Sullum | 10.25.2010 6:56 AM

Politics

Glee, The Simpsons, and Virtual Child Porn

Jacob Sullum | 10.21.2010 3:02 PM

Policy

How Is Smoking Pot Like Beating an Old Lady?

Jacob Sullum | 8.16.2010 2:14 PM

Policy

The Economist on America's Senselessly Harsh Criminal Justice System

Jacob Sullum | 8.2.2010 3:36 PM

Policy

Guess How Many Senators Opposed Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs

Jacob Sullum | 7.30.2010 6:40 PM

Policy

Mythical Meth, Cannabis Candy, and Ludicrous Legislators

Jacob Sullum | 7.28.2010 5:54 PM

Policy

Congress Approves Crack Sentencing Reform Bill

Jacob Sullum | 7.28.2010 2:54 PM

Policy

Prince of Pot to Be Extradited

Jacob Sullum | 5.12.2010 1:38 PM

Policy

How Charlie Lynch Got a One-Year Sentence for a Crime That Injured No One

Jacob Sullum | 4.28.2010 6:33 PM

Policy

Senate Approves Bill to Shrink the Crack Gap

Jacob Sullum | 3.18.2010 2:56 PM

Policy

Better Than Releasing People Who Don't Belong in Prison: Not Putting Them There to Begin With

Jacob Sullum | 3.8.2010 3:19 PM

Policy

New Jersey Scraps Mandatory Minimums Tied to Drug-Free Zones

Jacob Sullum | 1.8.2010 5:35 PM

Policy

Seven Years for Bong Water

Jacob Sullum | 10.28.2009 1:21 PM

Policy

Crack Sentencing Reform Getting Closer

Jacob Sullum | 10.16.2009 3:36 PM

Policy

A Never-Ending Sentence for the Sex Crime You Have Yet to Commit

Bill Flanigen | 6.22.2009 12:40 PM

Policy

Congressman Says 'Super-Marijuana' Gives You the Munchies for Brains

Jacob Sullum | 6.19.2009 3:39 PM

Policy

Why Not Two Days Instead of 366?

Jacob Sullum | 6.12.2009 1:15 PM

Policy

'Incredible Is What the Law Requires'

Jacob Sullum | 5.22.2009 12:37 PM

Policy

Drug Czar Calls for End to War on Drugs

Jacob Sullum | 5.14.2009 2:06 PM

Policy

Cyberbullying Sentencing Scheduled for May 18

Jacob Sullum | 5.5.2009 5:52 PM

Policy

Obama Administration Supports Eliminating Crack Sentencing Disparity

Jacob Sullum | 4.29.2009 12:24 PM

Policy

On Second Thought, Ignorance of the Law Is a Pretty Good Excuse

Jacob Sullum | 4.24.2009 5:15 PM

Policy

Is Charlie Lynch Eligible for the 'Safety Valve'?

Jacob Sullum | 4.24.2009 4:03 PM

Policy

Jim Webb Is Open to Legalizing Pot

Jacob Sullum | 4.23.2009 7:42 PM

Policy

The War on Drugs: What's Race Got to Do With It?

Jacob Sullum | 4.6.2009 3:48 PM

Policy

Webb: 'We Are Locking Up Too Many People Who Do Not Belong in Jail'

Jacob Sullum | 3.30.2009 2:18 PM

Policy

Rockefeller Drug Laws Closer to Gone

Jacob Sullum | 3.27.2009 5:20 PM

Politics

The End of Hysteria and the Last Man

Will the Justice Department's new medical marijuana policy save Charlie Lynch?

Jacob Sullum | 3.25.2009 7:00 AM

Policy

Late Registration Penalty: 26 Years

Jacob Sullum | 3.23.2009 3:05 PM

Policy

Will Liberal Democrats Undo a Liberal Republican's Drug Sentences?

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2009 1:05 PM

Policy

A Whiff of Grape

Jacob Sullum | 2.6.2009 12:42 PM

Politics

Compassionate Conservatism, My Ass

Jacob Sullum | 1.20.2009 5:54 PM

Politics

'Tis the Season for Clemency

Jacob Sullum | 12.23.2008 6:09 PM

Policy

New Incarceration Record

Jacob Sullum | 12.12.2008 2:59 PM

Politics

Why Don't We Protect the Privacy of Jurors?

The case for making jury duty anonymous

Steve Chapman | 8.14.2008 7:00 AM

Policy

The System is Broken

Forensic science is badly in need of reform. Here are some suggestions.

Radley Balko and Roger Koppl | 8.12.2008 4:30 PM

Policy

New Orleans D.A. Fights Murder by Sending Pot Smokers to Prison

Jacob Sullum | 7.24.2008 5:59 PM

Policy

The Long and the Short of Prison Sentences

Jacob Sullum | 4.23.2008 3:07 PM

Politics

Acquittal First, Then Punishment

Jacob Sullum | 4.11.2008 3:54 PM

Policy

Americans: Stars in Bars

Does our high incarceration rate represent the right kind of toughness?

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2008 7:00 AM

Policy

Are U.S. Incarceration Policies Worse Than China's?

Jacob Sullum | 2.29.2008 12:04 PM